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WHICH MAY BE EMPLOYED AGAINST THE ALLIES.
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duration. As the speed of the machine is about 78 m.p.h 21. The Jatho Steel Taube.
THIS monoplane is, as the name implies, built throughout
of steel; even the wing ribs are made of this material.
The fuselage is nearly rectangular in section, the bottom
being only slightly narrower than the top. It is con
structed of steel tubes autogeneous welded. In front the
longerons converge to form a very good entry for the air.
Enclosed in this part of the body is the crank-case of the
The Jatho Steel Taube.
engine—a 100 h.p. Mercedes; whilst the cylinders
project through the aluminium covering. Pilot's and
passenger's seats are placed well down inside very roomy
cockpits, where the occupants are protected against the
wind. In front of the pilot is a dashboard with a very
complete set of instruments, including barograph, tacho
meter, map case, watch, inclinometer, compass, &c. The
petrol and oil tanks, which are placed low down in the
fuselage, contain a supply sufficient for a flight of 7 hours'
it has a radius of action of something like 273 miles.
The wings are of the usual Zanonia form generally
employed in monoplanes of the Taube type. The spars
are made of steel tubes, and the ribs, as we have already
mentioned, are also of steel. On each side of the fuselage
part of the wings have been left uncovered in order to
provide a better view in a downward direction.
The constructors of the Jatho steel Taube also build a
racing type monoplane with a 150 h.p. engine, and a light
sporting monoplane fitted with a Gnome motor.
22. The Jeannin Steel Taube
is another all-steel machine. In wing form it differs but
little from other monoplanes of its type, except that the
girder under the wings has
replaced by cable bracing.
been in the latest models
The passenger is situated
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22. The Jeannin Steel Taube.
immediately behind the engine, whilst just behind him
is the pilot's seat. The engine—a 100 h.p. Mercedes—
is mounted in the nose of the fuselage, and carries above
it a radiator similar to that on the Albatros biplane. The
chassis is of a very simple type, and consists of a short
skid, carried on four streamline steel tube struts, and to
it is hinged the divided axle, which is sprung by means of
telescopic tubes running to the fuselage at the attachment
to which are incorporated rubber shock absorbers.
23 The Kondor Taube.
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